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As requested... The signal box - in this case assumed to be a local yard box controlling the carriage sidings behind which it is located - has been installed.

In this shot, you can see how it fits into the wider scene. I'm not sure if this is really a prototypical position for such a structure, although I hope it's not totally implausible. Part of its role is to increase the visual separation from the sidings to the "main line" which runs behind them on a rather tight R2 curve, hence the position alongside the yard sidings rather than at the yard "throat".

It's all a bit jam packed with track in this area, a consequence of having no fiddle yard other than the sidings in the station and these carriage sidings.

I'll post this here for now but if there's any interest I'll start a thread on German bus models () under the "vehicles" sub forum within the "N Gauge Discussion" section.

For no terribly good reason, other that in the early 1980s I made frequent use of DB and Deutsche Post buses, Steinheim seems to have acquired a few buses. From left to right, we have a Mercedes O307 "Überlandbus" in DB raspberry red, a Mercedes O307 in red/white, a MAN SÜ 240 in the more traditional burgundy red ("more traditional" = what I remember), a Mercedes O307 in red/cream and an ex Deutsche Post vehicle still in yellow but with the DB "Keks" logo applied. These are all Lemke models.

Most worryingly (for the good citizens of Steinheim am Main), on the end we have a Mercedes O405 (with a bit of added paint as the Minitrix model is, frankly, too glossy) emblazoned with "Schienenersatzverkehr" or the dreaded words "rail replacement bus service" (yes, it happens in Germany too). Finally, in the background, a Wiking O305 in Stadtwerke Bonn livery can be glimpsed looking for a parking space in the already too full bus park.

Just back on the forum, catching up on things and love your layout.. very inspirational as I get ready to get my new layout underway, the thread on buses would also be great. I really get a kick out of the little scene, really make it all come alive.